To understand paramilitarism and how it functions in Colombia, it is useful to look at the root meanings of the term. Crisostomo Eseverri Hualde, the author of an erudite Dictionary of Etymology of Spanish Helenisms, published in Spain in 1944, notes the significance of the Greek preposition “para,” used as a prefix in numerous Spanish language words. According to him, there are three meanings of this preposition: 1) approximation; 2) transposition; and 3) adeviation or irregularity.
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On march 12,1999, THE ÍNTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS of the Organization of the American States published its Third Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Colombia. In the fifth chapter, it states:
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Alternative information in english and spanish WEB : - Pueblos en Camino - Weaving Autonomies - En Camino - Comité de Integración Social del Catatumbo – CISCA CISCA - Noticias Independientes Colombia[Noticias Independientes Colombia->www.noticol.org]
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1. RECENT UPDATE FROM HAZEL HILL Kanonhstaton, September 7th, 2006 Good Morning from Grand River. The sun has just peaked over the tree line and the world is looking beautiful and serene. Inside my house everyone is busy getting ready for school and work. Bus schedules are getting used to and the need of school fee's for art, drama, science, music etc. is being discussed while lunches are being prepared. That little glance outside is a gentle reminder, and helps bring about the balance inside of me, for the sometime chaos we feel in life.
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The warnings, intimidations, and pressure of the XVII Brigade military units and police agents, the business owners and armed civilians against the inhabitants of the Humanitarian Zone of Curvarado were frequent since mid-April when farmers returned to Curvarado after 10 years of forced displacement.
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Serious signaling against the international observers. Leaders of the Humanitarian Zones of the Jiguamiendo put in judicial processes While in the areas around Bajira, they collect 100 000 Colombian pesos ($35 US) of the resources financed by the Forest Guard Program, and they are under the control of the Military and Police authorities, Mr.
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The slip-ups of the Forestry Bill in Colombia Perhaps no other Bill in Colombia on environmental matters has given rise to such diverse opinions and to such commotion as the discussion in the Colombian Congress of the General Forestry Law adopted by this institution last December.
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August 2011: British Petroleum Sells colombian buisness to Talisman Energy a canadian company
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This article focuses on the role of multinational corporations in the Colombian conflict, particularly how they contributed to the escalation of land conflicts and to the violent transformation of the rural economy into one based on rentier capital. It also explores how these companies helped in fomenting and financing the war system, an element that could partly explain the protracted persistence of the Colombian conflict.
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